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Coronavirus Orlando news updates
News updates from Orange County and the State of Florida
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NAMM Show moves from January to June 2022
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has moved its annual pro audio/MI convention, The NAMM Show, to June 3-5, 2022 and will coincide with InfoComm 2022. Summer NAMM...
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AVIXA: AV sales growth remains strong despite Delta wave
Employment is up but at a slower rate than the June record and are expected to rise again in August to support continuing growth
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Antares Introduces Auto-Key Mobile pitch detection app
From the maker of Auto-Tune and initially for iOS
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NAB supports Wideband Multichannel Audio System (WMAS ) with restrictions
It says FCC should allow the wireless mic technology on a secondary basis
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AVIXA updates InfoComm COVID requirements to require vaccine or negative test
Proof of vaccine/negative test required along with masking for all
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CEDIA Expo 2021: Emerald assures attendees the show goes on
CEDIA Expo owner Emerald provides update, says show is ‘100% going on’ in Indy while addressing health & safety concerns, COVID-related cancellations.
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Matter standard is delayed to 2022
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) nee Zigbee Alliance is still trying to unify Google, Apple, and Amazon
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Holy Land Experience closes permanently
The building has been sold to AdventHealth for a reported $32 million to become a medical facility
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NYC to mandate vaccines for staff and customers of indoor businesses
Restaurants, gyms, entertainment venues, and other indoor businesses must require proof of vaccination; proof of vaccine will also be required for the city's outdoor Homecoming Concerts
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FYI Google will soon block sign in on old Android devices
This applies to devices running Android 2.3.7 and older
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Broadway will require proof of vaccine and masks
Performers, crew and audience members will all need to confirm vaccine status; audiences must mask except when eating or drinking in designated areas
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WATCH: “Acoustic tweezers” lift tiny ball off a board with sound
Futuristic it may seem, but the idea of using sound waves to levitate tiny objects is something we’ve seen demonstrated in a number of interesting ways. Scientists in...
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Microsoft Windows 365 is a Windows PC in the cloud
Windows 365--coming August 2--will deliver a full, personalized virtual PC experience from the cloud to any device, giving workers and organizations power, simplicity and security for hybrid work
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Acoustic Sound Screw wants to be a cheaper tool for soundproofing
The spring-loaded acoustic Sound Screw is a low-impact, inexpensive sound dampening idea
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Audinate Dante AV launches
BOLIN Technology and Patton Electronics ship the first Dante AV-enabled video-over-IP cameras, encoders, and decoders
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This is the world’s lightest sound insulating material
Scientists at University of Bath say it could be commercialized within 18 months.
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New USB-C v2.1 spec more than doubles power to 240 watts
USB Implementers Forum released the new spec today that doubles the power you can send over USB-C cables--if you have the right cable
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Ford F-150 Lightning Pro for work
Built for site work with power tools in mind and the Mega Power Frunk
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Global chip shortage and other supply chain issues
Industry leaders discuss the Impact on ProAV
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Analysis: Display supply chain disruption due to component shortage and high-demand
Based on Omdia’s Large Area Display Price Tracker, April 2021, Sanju Khatri, director of consulting for displays, ProAV and consumer devices at research and consultancy firm Omdia, provided some...
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Bose hearing aid is first to be FDA-cleared for direct-to-consumer
Bose SoundControl hearing aid enters the market
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Syng debuts Cell Alpha “Triphonic” speaker
Former Apple designer Christopher Singer has gone all in on futuristic spatial audio to the tune of $1800
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FCC approves $7 billion for remote learning equipment
Will this money aimed at closing the "homework gap" translate to more AV opportunity in schools?
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Zigbee Alliance becomes Connectivity Standards Alliance
The standard from the Amazon/Google/Apple-backed alliance is called "Matter" (nee CHIP).
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Sony DSLR is officially discontinued
Farewell to film-era conventions for digital cameras.
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Photonic device makes light any color by manipulating individual photons
It's an on-demand color modulator
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Zoom SDK debuts
Zoom wants developers to extend the Zoom ecosystem by taking its features to other GUIs
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Jabra launches intelligent camera and videobar for collaboration in the hybrid world
Jabra AI camera and videobar--Jabra PanaCast 50 and PanaCast 20 reinvent the meeting room and hybrid work for modern collaboration through immersive video
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Apple commits $430 billion in US investments over five years
The accelerated commitment will fund a new North Carolina campus and job-creating investments in innovative fields like silicon engineering and 5G technology
